The Busy Buddies

Former Brazil international Ronaldinho has been detained by police in Paraguay for allegedly using a fake passport to enter the country, authorities say. The fake passport was retrieved following a police search of the hotel where the star had been...

Michel Platini has lost his appeal at the European Court of Human Rights against his four-year ban from football with the court holding that the ex-UEFA boss' ban "was justified". The court announced on Thursday that a seven-member panel had...

Kingsley Ehizibue has been handed a first call up to the Super Eagles ahead of their AFCON 2021 qualifying double-header against Sierra Leone.  Nigeria will host the Leone Stars in Asaba for the first leg on Friday, March 27, before...

The League Management Company (LMC) has issued sanctions against four clubs and two "club leaders" for engaging in conduct that "undermined the security of Match Referees at their home games". Rangers International, Warri Wolves, Dakkada FC and Akwa United, were...

Former Ghana FA president Kwesi Nyantakyi has officially been charged with fraud by a high court in the capital Accra. The court accused the former football administrator of dishonestly obtaining $65,000 as an inducement for showing favour to a potential...

Olympic 3000m steeplechase champion Ruth Jebet has been banned for four years after testing positive for banned blood booster r-EPO (recombinant erythropoietin), the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced Wednesday. The 23-year-old Bahrain athlete was suspended in February 2018 after failing...

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) faces a fresh siege from the anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as investigations into alleged financial malfeasance in the Federation gathered pace on Wednesday. Several media reports suggest that chieftains of the...

It appears Manchester United can't enough of Nigerian players as the Red Devils signed up exciting teenage prospect Shola Shoretire to a new long-term contract on Wednesday. Sixteen-year-old Shoretire whose name points to a Yoruba heritage was already on the...

The Edo State government has assured that the state-of-the-art facilities being put in place at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin for the 20th National Sports Festival, tagged Edo 2020, will not be allowed to fall into disuse after...

Arsenal has drawn Sheffield United in the FA Cup Quarterfinal at Bramall Lane while Newcastle host Mancester City after the draws were conducted on Wednesday. Tim Krul saved two penalties as Tottenham Hotspur fell 3-2 after regulation time ended 1-1. Meanwhile,...